CAMERON
No sooner had I sat on the seat reserved for me, than my beast was on the verge of taking control. I fought hard to remain in control, releasing my Lycan aura as I reigned in my beast.
Everyone bared their necks, submitting to my Lycan aura including the alphas present at the occasion except this beautiful werewolf.
She stood straight and unbothered for a few seconds, then in the next, as though she realized herself, she bared her neck too in submission.
Something about her that got me hooked. It was deeper than mere attraction, I was completely smitten by her. As my eyes darted to her every passing now and then, the desire to own her arose greatly inside of me.
The oath taking commenced immediately after I made my entrance.
I wore a bored expression all through as the ceremony was honestly boring. These werewolves were just too extra, doing too much at once.
By the time the alpha had been sworn in with his Luna, I was already fed up with their shenanigans. I looked at the spot where the beauty that fascinated me was and our gaze coincidentally meet.
Her face flushed red in embarrassment, with her looking away. She caught me staring at her, yet I couldn't look away. I was almost sure that she was my mate except that I did not perceive her scent. But the pull I felt towards her was enough to convince me that she was something.
The newly crowned Alpha and Luna had come to pay their respects to me, and went further to exchange pleasantries with other ranked werewolves.
After acknowledging their greetings, I shifted my eyes to the spot where she was supposedly seated and she was no longer there. My eyes swept the crowd in disappointment. Where had she gone to?
Wow. She left when the royals were still seated. She’s got some nerves. I smirked at the thought.
Seeing as the swearing-in ceremony had been completed, I got up, ready to take my leave with my personal assistant Landon who was assigned to me by my Father, the King. Some ranked members of Cold Moon and some other packs tagged along to see me off. I smirked as they all hurried to meet with my long strides, every one of them, wanted to be in my good books.
“Just a moment,” I said assertively to my subordinates. I took a brief walk round the pack house if I could see her again. I desperately wanted to get one last glimpse of her before leaving her pack.
My lips curved upwards in a smile as she came into sight just by the other side of the packhouse. Although it was a little bit dark, I could clearly see her, thanks to my Lycan genes.
With my hands in my pocket, I stood with confidence, watching her as she walked leisurely. She seemed to enjoy the cool breeze of the night.
Suddenly she stopped walking as if having the feeling that she was being watched. I deliberately took long and fast strides towards her, closing in on her as she turned, making us bump into each other.
I instinctively reached out to her to keep her from falling. “Careful,” I muttered, even though it was a deliberate action on my part. As my fingers brushed her skin, a tingling sensation shot through my arm.
My heart sank. This woman before me was definitely my mate but she seemed to not know.
She lifted her face slowly with her large green eyes widening in shock as they locked in on mine.
Her face pulled up in a dazed expression and then she looked like she was going to scurry away. The fear in her eyes did not escape my scrutinizing ones.
Fear? Was that all she felt? I panicked.
I was almost sure she would recognize me as soon as our bodies touched. How wrong I was. My mind ran wild with suggestions of how I was going to claim her without scaring her. Would she not see me as crazy if I just plain told her she was my mate?
Her sweet scent of lavender was very faint but it was a good reassurance for me.
I smirked in an attempt to hide my embarrassment. It lightened the atmosphere, as her face flushed in embarrassment too.
My beast was almost losing it. Our mate did not recognize us. “Be calm Gray, so we don't end up scaring her away.” I advised.
Just then, the ranked members of her pack arrived at the scene. “Watch out, you blind wretched hag.” The former Luna shot at her, her voice dripping with venom. Pain flashed in my mate's eyes. I looked at her again but It was gone in a split second. My heart ached for her.
“Your Majesty, we're deeply sorry for the nuisance.” She said, bowing.
What the hell! Did she just refer to our mate like that? Gray, questioned. The urge to rip her throat that very moment appealed to me.
I shot her a cold glare, releasing my aura and suffocating everyone around me. I moved past them in rage and hopped into the black Porsche Panamera waiting for me. Landon was already seated at the driver's seat and he drove right away, speeding effortlessly through the dry trac onto the highway.
My mate, a nuisance? I feel so bad leaving her behind. Gray began to chide me for leaving our mate behind.
You shouldn't have left her in the hands of that arrogant woman.
What was I supposed to do? Tell her she was my mate and drag her with me? I sighed, recalling the pain in her eyes. What was she going through in her pack? Was she being abused? My mind was flooding with questions and I felt terribly sorry for her.
I took a deep breath and reduced my aura as it was keeping Landon on edge. I could see his nervous glances at me from the mirror.
“What the hell was that about, man?” he breathed out.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. “Find every detail about that female werewolf.” I demanded.
ROWAN The ceremony came to an end much faster than I expected, all the hard work put into making it a success were productive. My days as the ‘acting’ alpha were over, I am now officially, the Alpha of Cold Moon pack. I felt different now, maybe it was the feeling that came with being an Alpha. I smirked.“My Alpha,” my Luna called sweetly, her eyes appealing to me seductively. I smiled at the beautiful woman sitting on the edge of my bed and was tempted to join her. But Echo, my wolf, gave a low growl of disapproval, he wanted his mate. With a shake of my head, I stepped forward and leaned to kiss her on the forehead. “Not tonight, Lisa.” I uttered softly, wiping the sweet smile off her face. Her eyebrows shot up at me questionably, “How do you mean?” She cupped my chin, drawing me closer to herself gently. “We should consummate our mating process tonight.” She pouted. “You're right! But not tonight.” The disbelief on her face was slowly turning to a frown. “Baby, we've had p
OLIVIA“Come on Via, you should calm down. Leaving the pack isn't the best option.” Lily said calmly, trying to talk me out of packing my things to leave the pack. “So what am I supposed to do now? Stay back and continue to see Rowan every other day?” I asked in a mean voice, as I continued to pack my stuff, not even throwing a glance at Lily. I picked only the necessary things, I didn't have much stuff anyway. I honestly would not like to remain here when Luna Claire finds out that I rejected Rowan last night. Although I have no place to go to, I still needed to get as far away from this pack as possible, now that they were still unaware of what had transpired in my room the day before.The door opened to reveal Lisa walking into the room. My heart did a flip as I got up to my feet, showing respect to her as the Luna of Cold Moon. Bella took a stance as she hovered at the door. “Look who's trying to run away, the alpha's precious little mistress.” Lisa taunted, her eyes glittered m
CAMERON “GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF MY MATE!” I snarled. A very dangerous aura emanated from my body as anger rolled off my body in waves. I clenched my fists tightly to prevent myself from giving in to my beast's desire to rip the throat of the woman assaulting my mate. I was not a man who would lay a finger on a woman. I ignore the looks of shock and surprise on the faces of the assailants and her accomplices and rushed over to my mate who was lying on the ground. Her body was covered in a mixture of dirt and her own blood. Her beautiful face that haunted me since the previous night was so battered. I had been on my way to an attacked pack when I decided to make a diversion to the Cold Moon pack just to get another glimpse of my mate. Gray had been prancing in my head for hours nonstop. His restlessness was accompanied with demands to see his mate. A mate that we just met the previous day. Resisting him was fruitless so I ordered Landon to take a detour path to the Cold Moon pack.
CAMERON The cry from my mate's hospital room notified us that she was awake. I dashed into the room with the speed of light hurriedly sitting next to her on her bed. A muffled groan escaped her lips again and all I wanted to do was grab her in my arms and comfort her. She looked extremely pale and I could see the pains in her eyes. Right there, I knew I needed to make the perpetrators pay for their sins. “Sorry baby, I'll make them pay for this.” I assured her. I would protect her with everything in me, even to the last drop of my blood, I swore within myself. She flinched as my hand made its way to her hair in an attempt to stroke it. I froze. Just how bad had she suffered in the hands of her own people? I wondered.She fixed her gaze on me with all of her attention. I could see her struggle with grasping who I was to be seated at her bedside. “I am your mate.’ I said firmly. A crease formed on her forehead as she shot me a questioning look. “Your second chance mate.” I offerred,
LISAI watched in disappointment as Olivia was taken away by His Highness. I was so sure that this would be her last day. But then, luck was on her side again, as it usually was. I had planted my golden tiara in her room last night just so that I could get a chance to finish her off. Death was the punishment for whoever that tries to steal another’s symbol of authority thereby challenging the rightful owner.Not that I would kill her myself though, I secretly hoped that Claire would, as she was once a Luna too. She did not hesitate when I mindlinked her to, seeing as the culprit was Olivia, whatever her grievances were towards Olivia was unknown to almost everyone in the pack. The few persons in the know, refused to spill. When Rowan left me just after marking me, to go find Olivia, I realized that I was never going to enjoy my bond with my mate as long as Olivia was in the picture.It was clear that what we had going on did not compare to the mate bond thing. His bond with me regret
LILY I was so elated to hear that Olivia had gotten a second chance mate. I was extremely happy to carry her luggage out of the pack house to meet His Highness. Her second chance mate is attractive as fuck. Rowan doesn't hold a candle to him. I can't even deny that I wasn't drawn to him when I first saw him at Rowan's coronation ceremony with my sister, Lisa. You can't blame me though, the Prince is drop-dead gorgeous. As soon as His Highness was gone with Via, I made my way to my room. The moment I got to the second floor, I met a pissed off Lisa walking to her office. Unknowing to her that I had stopped to watch her, she blurted out with rage, “I hate you Olivia!” “She hates you too!” I retorted, making her turn to face me with a hard glare. “Shouldn’t you be discreet with these little reactions of yours to things like this as the Luna of this pack?” I scolded her. She doesn't utter a word but her glare at me intensifies. If looks could kill, I would be dead by now. I rolled my
OLIVIA One would think with the high pitched scream that left my lips, Cameron would back off. But then, he had gone past being able to reason with. He continued to advance towards me as waves of anger rolled off his body, his veins had popped on his head and he looked very dangerous with his glowy eyes burning with fury. As my heart pounded in my chest with a heavy feeling of dread coursing through me, I took several steps backwards, retreating in fear until my back was pressed against the cold walls. I lowered my eyes in fear with my whole body trembling as his huge frame towered over me in a dangerously close range. “Cameron please.” I whimpered, not recognizing my dread filled voice. His large hand enclosed around my neck, with the force from his grip not too strong but firm enough to keep me on edge, then he raised my chin up to meet his darkened gaze.Before I could say jack, his hard chest pressed against my small figure making tingles crawl down my body. His head crashed do
CAMERON She was the last person I was expecting to see at the moment. Her soft slender hands on my shoulders didn't do a good job of exciting me like it used to. “Come on, Ron. What's with this mood of yours?” She questioned, throwing her arms on me as she let out a loud giggle. Her cheeks flushed with enthusiasm and as usual, she could barely contain her energy in her excitement to see me.I raised an eyebrow, fixing her an expectant stare, seeing as she had ignored my question. “Are you seriously asking me that? Do you forget that I have access to your home?” Her arms leave my neck with her facing me with an incredulous look as she shoots back with a question eliciting a low growl from me. I mentally kicked myself as Tracy's words hit home, reminding me that she had unrestricted access to my home as my girlfriend. Since the previous night I got to meet my mate, my mind had been occupied with thoughts of my sweet mate and never for once did I remember to call Tracy. I missed sever
OLIVIA Whether it were humans or shifters, no man wanted to share the attention of his mate with another, be it an ex or whosoever.I figured I had upset my mate by bringing up the issue of my ex-mate so I decided to pleasure him for a change.To be sincere, I enjoyed the look of surprise on his face when I offered to bathe him myself. Not like I did offer though, the plan was to make it sound like an order which I pulled off and like I expected, he did not mind at all. Against my better judgement, I decided to test him a bit. I tightened my lips on his huge cock and bobbed my head up and down with speed until I felt his body tense up.“Don't come yet,” I commanded, with a mischievous smile on my face. I wanted to see just how much I could tease him before he snapped. “Look at me.” I commanded again, smiling inwardly as my big bad Alpha did just as I commanded. The idea of him looking down at me while I fed his primal needs caused sweet fuzzy feelings to settle in my stomach. A sm
CAMERON One very beautiful thing about my mate is her ability to take care of people. Even though she did not know it, she had the capacity to show support and strength in the face of anything. My mate is undeniably a mentally and emotionally strong woman which is a very good trait for a soon to be Queen. In spite of her initial hesitation, I knew she was still going to pull it off and I'm so proud of her. Seeing how she stood strong after all she went through in the hands of her former pack, it reminded of the saying that an apple never fell far from its tree.Both women had gone through dark phases and had come out strong.Olivia and I left Red Moon shortly after her mother woke up and at the moment, I am working on a report brought to me by one of my best trackers who had made progress on locating the Lycan who was still on the run. From the side of my eyes I could see my mate stealing glances at me while I worked on the numerous files on my desk. “Baby can I ask you a questi
OLIVIA ‘Why can I still smell you on the door?’ I chided him over the mindlink, even though he said nothing, I could still feel him smile over the mindlink. ‘Make sure you aren't listening in on our conversation.’ I warned, without a trace of seriousness in my voice. I knew Cameron wasn't bothered about what mom and I had been discussing. Man was bothered about his mate, that I am pretty sure of. ‘Just hanging around, keeping you safe from bad emotions.’ He joked. Deep down, I knew he meant it and truly, he kept to his words as terror washed through me over and over again while Mom opened up on all she had been through. All through the time she spoke, I could mirror her change of emotions, her rage, sadness and sorrow, through all these, her spirit was still as strong as ever. I didn't bother interrupting her as my own feelings of anger almost consumed me save for Cameron's interference with the mate bond. At some point, she allowed the tears she had held in all the years flow
CAMERON I stared at the woman in my arms, my lips slightly agape. Her brows are furrowed in worry as she looked up at me, expecting me to scold her or even do something worse. I mean, she actually thought I would be mad at her? I shook my head slowly while still staring deep into her gorgeous green orbs. Why should I be? “You are not going to scold me?” She asked further, maybe to get a definite answer from me this time with her eyes not leaving mine. “I never would, baby.”Not when I am actually here to comfort you, I wanted to add. I reached out for a strand of her hair, tugging it gently and lowering my head down to the level of her ears, my lip nibbling gently on one of her earlobes. If only she knew how strongly I had felt her emotions all the while, her feeling of anxiety throughout the ride down to this pack, her skepticism as soon as we got down from the car and even her shock and sadness on seeing Clara. After she left the hospital room, I had allowed her some space jus
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN OLIVIA I stood shocked and speechless when I was greeted with the most beautiful pair of eyes that I never expected to see again. Maybe deep down, I longed to see them even if it was just once. Now that I got the chance to, I had no idea on how to react or what I was even supposed to do. Without saying a word, I turned on my heels, heading straight out of the room to save myself the troubles of acting on impulse. ‘Right. Like you did not just act on impulse right now.’ Ava reminded me, not failing for once in keeping the records straight. Yeah, maybe I did. Better than screaming or crying, wasn't it? I pondered on what to do next as my legs carried me round the pack house. I paused to make out the sound of approaching footsteps that distracted me from my thoughts with the intruder coming into view seconds later. “Mind if I join you, Princess?” The Red Moon pack Luna bowed slightly. Did she just address me so formally again? I had thought she did so earlier
OLIVIA I sighed as I stepped out of the bathroom. The hot shower seemed to wash a little bit of the gnawing feeling of unease that threatened to overwhelm me. I slipped into a freshly laundered clean white t-shirt and a pair of blue jeans, deliberately wearing a matching outfit with Cameron. Following Cameron's order to always get me fed, we both walked downstairs to the dining, my stomach rumbling slightly the moment I sat down for breakfast. “Sorry,” I looked up at Cameron, slightly flustered. “You shouldn't be, baby.” He said, giving me a peck on the forehead, his right hand stroking my hair as he took the seat next to me. ‘This is all thanks to you anyway.’ I mindlinked him. It isn't out of place for me to blame him seeing as he did not let me sleep the whole night. He smirked. ‘I take it that you are well satisfied this morning. So what if I do want more now? Huh?’ He mindlinked me back, the weight on his large palm on my thighs as he rubbed them gently. I felt my cheek b
OLIVIA “So if I get you clearly, you're saying there's a woman out there with a striking resemblance to me. She's been through a lot and you want me to go see her because you think I can help her heal from her trauma?” I asked my mate, unsure of his response. “Right.” He confirmed. With the way he's looking at me with skepticism, I can tell he is afraid that I would not buy his idea. Far from it, I'm rather impressed at how thoughtful he is. With how big, stoic and proud he is, you would think he had no emotion somewhere inside of him but I know better. “Baby, if you're not comfortable with it, we can just let it pass.” He tapped me, bringing me out of my thoughts. “Sure. Why not? I'll go see her.” I assured him with a smile. “I was just thinking about how, you know, how thoughtful you are, so different from your outward appearance.”“Really, Via?” He faked a frown, pretending to be hurt. “What happened to not judging a book by its cover?” He complained.I bursted into a long lou
CAMERON The result showed a heavy amount of the Aphrodite's kiss in her system. How on earth did she manage to live with such an unhealthy amount of that substance in her system? I immediately mindlinked Landon to request for the antidote.‘Send a message to the council to request for the Aphrodite's blur. It's highly needed here.’ The doctor left the room after ensuring that she was physically okay save for the marks she incurred while she scratched her body during her artificial heat.“Leave us.” I excused Lucas and his Luna.With just the two of us in the room, Clara made to sit up on the bed. “Your Majesty,” She called weakly.“Quit the formalities.” I ordered and pushed the chair towards her a bit.‘What a good way to be informal, human.’ Gray mocked. I inhaled a deep breath to compose myself. I would have to check the tone of my voice at all cost if I wanted her to be free with me. And if she is who I think she is, then by all means I needed to get informal with her. But
CAMERON I had to rush to the Red Moon pack in spite of my mate making a fuss. Thankfully, with Landon driving as fast as possible, we got there in good time and Clara had already been resuscitated. We hadn't gone quite far into the packgrounds when an unexpected voice sounded in my head. ‘Cameron, I'm sorry.’ My mate's sweet voice distracted my thoughts. ‘Wow! That was quick… and unexpected.’ I mindlinked her back, eagerly expecting another response. ‘Really?’ she chuckled and I responded with a chuckle too, knowing that she was rolling her eyes by now. Even though I'm upset, I know it's not at my mate. Believe me, I want to be angry at her for her frequent tantrums but I just can't bring myself to get angry at my sweet little wolf over something as trivial as this. Knowing how suspicious my action was this morning, I only wished she would give me a little more benefit of doubt. I couldn't tell her the real situation because it was supposed to be a surprise. ‘She’s still very